Zurich AI Festival 2026

A global festival of innovation and tech!

A global festival of innovation and tech!

𝘡𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘈𝘐 𝘍𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘧𝘭𝘢𝘨𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘌𝘛𝘏 𝘈𝘐 𝘊𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳, 𝘎𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘡𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘈𝘳𝘦𝘢, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘡𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘩, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘡𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘩, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘡𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘛𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘮, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘢𝘤𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘢, 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘺, 𝘨𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘈𝘐 𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘴𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮.

Building on last year's momentum, Zurich AI Festival 2026 will once again position Greater Zurich as a meeting point for global AI expertise, grounded in research excellence and responsible innovation.

Momentum from the Zurich AI Festival 2025

The inaugural Zurich AI Festival 2025 demonstrated strong international engagement and broad cross-sector interest. 

Within one week, ZAIF brought together 6,500+ participants and 300+ speakers across 26 events at 17 locations, with a 48% international audience. Topics ranged from AI in medicine, robotics, and sustainability to policy, ethics, art, and education and the majority of sessions were fully booked. 

We'll be at the event:

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Sabine Müller, Greater Zurich Area
Sabine Müller
Head of Marketing and Communications, Deputy Managing Director

Out now: Robotics whitepaper

Out now: Robotics whitepaper

Learn why Greater Zurich is known as the Silicon Valley of Robotics, and how companies build, deploy, and scale advanced robotics systems from Switzerland. Read to get:

  • why Switzerland is a stable, high-performance base for robotics innovation and scaling
  • how next-gen robotics systems are built at the intersection of AI, software, and engineering
  • how research turns into companies – from spin-offs to global acquisitions
  • how top robotics talent is continuously built, attracted, and retained

.... and much more!

Meet with an expansion expert

Is Greater Zurich on your expansion radar? We support you on every step of your expansion journey - from location evaluation to fact finding visits. 

Our services are free of charge and include:

  • Introduction to key contacts in industry, academia, and government
  • Location evaluation support to find the ideal base for your business 
  • Advice on regulatory framework, taxes, labor, market, and setting up a company
  • Custom-made fact-finding visits, including office and co-working space 
  • And much more, customized to meet your needs.